The phrase
"ranking member" refers to the highest-ranking person from the minority party in a committee or group. They hold an important position and have influence but not as much as the leader from the majority party.
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He is particularly known for his work on energy and law enforcement issues because he served as
ranking member of the energy committee and spent more than 20 years as a police officer.
The participants then had to report their levels of suspicion about a
lower ranking member of the organization who took part in an ambiguous ethical violation.
A
top ranking member of the party, who pleaded anonymity, said if care was not taken, the list would create more problems than it was meant to solve.
However once the hierarchy was established, conflict was usually avoided by lower
ranking members allowing the pack leader to control them without challenge.
The high -
ranking member of the party spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.
Lower ranking members would not challenge the leader for food, or act aggressively towards a higher pack member by trying to move the leader out of his bed.
Furthermore, we would like to recognize him for being a vocal advocate for magnet schools through his position as
Ranking Member on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and for actively championing magnet school programs in his state and congressional district.
The release of a compromise bill from Senate HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander and
ranking member Patty Murray gives me an excuse to bring back my beloved color - coded ESEA table.
E&C Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R - OR) and
Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D - NJ) made this announcement this morning, clarifying that Zuckerberg will speak on the company's use and protection of user data.
He said the NDC could learn from the New Patriotic Party, which has demonstrated that nobody is beyond discipline in the political party given it has sanctioned high
ranking members in the past.
The Student Success Act «turns the clock back on educational progress and jeopardizes the civil rights of young people,» House Education and the Workforce Committee
Ranking Member Bobby Scott said this week.
Harkin, who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, negotiated for months with
Ranking Member Mike Enzi (R - Wyo.).
The
Deputy Ranking Member on Constitutional Affairs, Dr. Dominic Ayine, is seeking a declaration that Mr. Amidu, who is 66 - years - old, can not hold public office because he has exceeded the mandated age limit per the 1992 constitution.
Committee
ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff (D - CA) speaks during a hearing before the House (Select) Intelligence Committee November 1, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
Lawmakers earn a base pay of $ 79,500, but many earn more for committee chair posts,
ranking member positions and leadership titles.
House Intelligence Committee
ranking member Adam Schiff (D - CA) told the Washington Post on Sunday he believes it would be «beneficial» for Zuckerberg and other major tech CEOs to testify before congressional oversight committees.
In a letter of opposition, committee
ranking member Eddie Bernice Johnson (D - TX) questioned whether the committee was qualified to handle the sensitive health data.
In the following transcript from Q&A
with Ranking Member Bobby Scott (VA — 3), Ms. Bauscher shares SNA's specific funding request:
This happened to the old plant and maintenance exacted a huge toll on the profitability of the factory,»
Ranking Member for Trade and Industry, George Gyan Baffour noted.
«There are several provisions in the Democratic substitute introduced
by Ranking Member Bobby Scott that would help fix these particular problems.
«Not even facts to correct the obvious misinformation from an NPP — not NDC
minority ranking Member of Parliament on roads and transport committee — could satisfy him.
Subcommittee Ranking Member Jared Polis, D - Colo., said, «When it comes to education, a one - size - fits - all model simply doesn't work, and choice is important.»
Citing a flurry of inaccuracies and misleading statements at a recent hearing on climate science,
Vice Ranking Member on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Rep. Don Beyer (D - VA) this week submitted a collection of scientific rebuttals to false or misleading statements made in that hearing.
Already, Senate Appropriations Committee
Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D - VT) has issued a statement condemning the package.
Committee for Children joins with other organizations to encourage members of Congress to sign on to a letter to Chairman Cole and
Ranking Member DeLauro, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, asking the subcommittee to fully fund Title IV, Part A (the Student Support and Academic Enrichment [SSAE] program) of the Every Student Succeeds Act at its authorized level of $ 1.6 billion.
Chairman Crapo,
Ranking Member Brown and distinguished senators of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today.
In addition to Grassley and Graham, Senate Judiciary Committee
ranking member Dianne Feinstein and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse were copied on NARA's response.
«This is a program with a history of strong bipartisan support, which is why I'm exceptionally troubled by the bill the House Republicans have put together,» said Senate Finance
Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D - Ore.)
«Senate Democrats have led the fight to make a quality higher education affordable to all New York students, and our Higher Education
Ranking Member Senator Toby Stavisky has carried a bill to accomplish just this goal,» Stewart - Cousins said in a statement.
The cohort of Democratic women chairman — some of whom are on the ballot and might not return — would
become ranking members in a new GOP - controlled Senate.
Chair Representative Lamar Smith (right) and
ranking member Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson (left) at a 2013 hearing of the science committee
One day after cutting off his Democratic counterpart's microphone, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa telephoned
ranking member Elijah Cummings and apologized.
Ranking Member Warner mentioned:»'re trying to go the extra mile — we owe the White House the chance to present us with the information, present us with the truth.
«Given our economic challenges and the need to develop an energy strategy, I think attempting to do a climate change bill at the same time is unrealistic and frankly unadvisable,» warned Marc Morano, a spokesman for Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
Ranking Member Jim Inhofe (R - Okla.).
Ranking Member Cummings similarly stated, «You know, your numbers don't add up... And it is extremely difficult to believe that you are making only $ 50 profit when you just increased the price by more than $ 100 per pen.»
Some Banking Committee Democrats, including
Ranking Member Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, used the hearing to again raise concerns about conflicts of interest that Trump — a real estate billionaire — could face as president.
Testimony of Richard A. Muller Thank you Chairman Hall and
Ranking Member Johnson for this opportunity to testify before the Committee
House Natural Resources
ranking member Raúl Grijalva (D - AZ) and eight Democratic colleagues today sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke objecting to the «needless haste» toward leasing in ANWR.